Wilson v. York & Maryland Line Rail Road
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore County Court. This was an action of assumpsit, brought on the 24th August 1837, by the appellant against the appellees, in which the plaintiff declared for work and labor done, materials found; matters properly chargeable in account, and on an account stated. The following account was parcel of the declaration: York and Maryland Line Rail Road Company, To James Wilson, Du.
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Appeal from Baltimore County Court. This was an action of assumpsit, brought on the 24th August 1837, by the appellant against the appellees, in which the plaintiff declared for work and labor done, materials found; matters properly chargeable in account, and on an account stated. The following account was parcel of the declaration: York and Maryland Line Rail Road Company, To James Wilson, Du. To 353 /-iy perches of masonry on the 72nd section of the York and Maryland line rail road, at $2 50 per perch, - $883 60 To 587 x-/^ perches of masonry on the 74th section of York and Maryland line…
1Opinion of the Court
Stephen J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action was instituted in the court below, to recover compensation for work and labour, and services rendered by the appellant, in assisting to erect three bridges for the defendants. In the course of the trial, several prayers were made to the court by the plaintiff’s counsel, for their instruction to the jury upon matters of law, all of which were refused by the court, accompanied however with modifications, in which they expressed their views of the law applicable to the several questions raised in said prayers.
*72It now becomes the duty of…
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